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New Avionics For Gripen, Typhoon And Rafale

Modernizing electronics is the most efficient way to upgrade a fighter design, and European governments and industry are investing in those areas to keep their programs competitive.
The most comprehensive fighter avionics program in Europe is the all-new sensor and processing suite for the Saab JAS 39E Gripen. Its main components are the Selex Raven ES‑05 active, electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and Skyward-G infrared search and track (IRST) sensor (AW&ST March 17, p. 28) and ...

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Promote a system that will not be operational until 2023 at the earliest. well done
It has been almost two years since the Rafale F3 out of the assembly lines fitted with an AESA radar. The Rafale is the first European aircraft fitted with an active antenna radar RBE2. Today we are in 2014.

Like never before, airlines must ensure their fleet planning processes are strategically managed. With the introduction of new technology aircraft, the airline industry is poised on the brink of unprecedented change...More